Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-10-14
FARM DAIRY AND HOUSEHOLD.
GLEANlNGS.


Prairie Farmer: 81 have had the
care of an apple orchard for more
that forty years, and never lost {
single apple tree in that length Of
time from blight. Several years
ago some of my trees were badly
afflicted with said blight. The
work of cutting out the affected
wood was too great for me, conse.
quently l left the trees to live oil
die. In one or two years from
that time no injury could be seen
Since then l have paid no atten.
ton to it, and consider it of minor
importance. The pear blight is
quite different, for when it kills
the new wood it does not stop
there, like the apple tree blight
but goes on to the destruction OF
the tree. Some varieties of ap-
Piles are worse affected than 9TH
ers, even when they are all mixed
through each other. l have never
known the blight to injure the vi
tality of tree, but it makes ii
look badly"
The feeding value of apples is
hot large; they rank with Mangels,
turnips, cabbage and the like
Their food properties are mostly
carbohydrates, or heat producing,
their protein being only about one
half of one per cent, and their
nutritive ratio about one to thirty,
and hence are most effective when
fed in connection with more nitro
genous food, like clover, but may
be fed sparingly with grass. They
have a higher value than the
weight of their food constituents
indicates, on account of condimen-
tai qualities, and from having a
large per cent, of those constitu-
EMS in condition to be at once
absorbed and appropriated without
waiting for any special action of
the stomach.
Beets are to be gathered before
frosts. Feed tops to cows. In
a compact pile, and covered with
straw or boards, they will remain
thus roughly ensiloed in fresh
state for long time. Pack the
roots intended for table use in
barrels or boxes covered with sand
or earth to keep from shrivelling.
Treat carrots and other roots in
the same way, and pit the remain
der. Take up enough parsnips
and satisfy for winter use, and
leave the rest in the ground.
Squashes are injured by heavy
frosts; if such are threatened,
gather them up into a heap and
cover them well with the vines.
Mich COWS, of course, must be
well fed to keep up the flow of
milk. The use of roots, steamed
feed and ensilage reduces the
quantity of water they will drink.
Water that has had the chill taken
off, say at temperature of fifty
degrees or higher, may be drank
in any quantity without injury
Mirror and Farmer.
The dairyman who has not yet
become convert to the warm mess
doctrine. and still continues to,give
to his milk COWS on cold winter
days, rations of dry meal and bran
should plunge a thermometer into
his meal bin in the feed room in
the early morning and note the
fall of the mercury.-American
Farmer.
Raising cows for the dairy is
very much.neglected by those who
should give it their attention. No
dairyman can be successful who
purchases his fresh COWS. By the
use of thoroughbred bulls the
yield of the herd can in a few
years be largely increased, while
the method of purchasing COWS as
required, admits of no improve.
ment whatever.
The great flow of milk of cows
is truly artificial. In state of ma
ture the cow gives only the neces-
sarry quantity, and gives it
only the necessary time, to sus-
tain the calf. The greater and
longer yield of milk is the result
of better feeding, better treatment
and longer manipulation of the
teats. Hence to increase the yield
of milk, feed and milk well.
To keep cream from freezing
while en- route to the creamer, II
know of no better way than to
place lighted lantern beside the
cans and cover closely with blank
cts: We practice that way here
and the cream is not frosted in the |
cold weather. | collect on an ay-
erage SIX cans, or l,2OO spaces per
day, and one kerosene lantern does
the business-S. B. Taylor, Shell
burne Falls Mass Cooperative
Creamery.
1t Is stated by the North British
Agrlculturist that in gallon of
skim milk there is nearly pound
of solid food, almost chemically